1954 Western Association Batting Leaders

1953 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 556 games, 8 teams, approx. 139 games in season

Attendance: 610,523 (1,098/game)

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Harlan Calkins	22	HUT	C	PIT	47	175	143	31	53	8	3	1	16	6	31	20	.371	.480	.490	.970	70	0	0	1
2	Darrell Lindley?	23	TPK	C	CHW	47	184	167	29	57	7	3	5	45	2	13	11	.341	.391	.509	.900	85	2	0	2
3	Lamar Dorton	25	HUT	C	PIT	43	191	157	29	53	8	2	1	27	6	27	8	.338	.429	.433	.862	68	1	2	4
4	Ray Posipanka	27	TPK	C	CHW	138	629	507	120	169	34	9	18	113	18	109	46	.333	.447	.542	.990	275	2	3	8
5	Larry Good?	22	BLW	C	CHC	125	614	517	115	168	14	10	2	56	16	87	33	.325	.419	.402	.822	208	0	6	4
6	Don Henderson?	20	JOP	C	STL	130	558	469	78	152	19	17	3	79	8	77	55	.324	.421	.456	.877	214	4	4	4
7	Thomas Watson?	19	HUT	C	PIT	135	656	562	115	182	29	15	3	55	36	74	56	.324	.404	.445	.849	250	6	8	6
8	Al Kubski?	38	BLW	C	CHC	134	613	465	129	150	24	3	37	144	5	131	57	.323	.469	.626	1.095	291	5	3	9
9	Jim Eldridge	24	PCY	C		124	547	415	101	133	30	4	17	109	17	121	59	.321	.471	.535	1.006	222	2	3	6
10	Lamar Cagle	30	PCY	C		134	623	519	112	166	34	4	10	82	17	89	75	.320	.420	.459	.878	238	4	6	5
11	John Davenport*	31	MSK	C	NYG	99	326	262	41	83	18	2	6	51	4	58	29	.317	.443	.470	.913	123	3	1	2
12	Reginaldo Grenald	22	HUT	C	PIT	139	626	536	103	169	40	15	17	114	21	71	66	.315	.400	.541	.941	290	9	3	7
13	John Killoren?	22	STJ	C	NYY	87	414	337	77	106	14	9	12	65	5	60	33	.315	.428	.516	.944	174	8	7	2
14	Donald Smith?	22	JOP	C	STL	128	542	489	82	154	34	11	10	87	15	39	83	.315	.364	.491	.855	240	1	9	4
15	Donald Brown*	18	JOP	C	STL	133	564	518	95	162	22	15	4	72	21	37	47	.313	.363	.436	.799	226	5	2	2
16	Ray Sanders?	25	JOP	C	STL	75	289	249	35	78	8	0	2	25	9	40	29	.313	.408	.370	.778	92	0	0	0
17	Ty Braziel?	26	TPK	C	CHW	116	480	411	91	128	32	10	12	98	9	61	42	.311	.399	.526	.925	216	1	4	3
18	Billie Bullock?	23	STJ	C	NYY	90	393	344	56	106	18	2	4	43	2	38	20	.308	.378	.407	.785	140	2	7	2
19	Elmer Westfall?	26	BLW	C	CHC	85	374	313	62	96	19	4	17	77	4	50	56	.307	.403	.556	.959	174	4	2	5
20	Fritz Brickell	19	STJ	C	NYY	121	564	468	95	143	23	14	11	97	11	80	33	.306	.405	.485	.890	227	2	8	6
21	Gaspar Del Toro?	29	IOL	C		77	339	303	46	92	14	4	1	39	5	26	17	.304	.366	.386	.752	117	5	3	2
22	David Wondra	20	BLW	C	CHC	137	661	533	138	162	27	7	7	61	24	116	71	.304	.435	.420	.855	224	9	1	2
23	Charles Schuck?	22	MSK	C	NYG	91	309	250	50	75	12	0	6	45	0	53	46	.300	.423	.420	.843	105	1	4	1
24	Richard Szymczak?	20	TPK	C	CHW	91	375	301	63	90	12	3	2	38	11	59	30	.299	.416	.379	.795	114	3	10	2
25	Edward Anderson	21	STJ	C	NYY	85	337	290	51	86	17	5	3	55	1	41	30	.297	.378	.421	.799	122	0	1	5
26	Charley Schaffernoth	20	TPK	C	CHW	129	533	468	62	137	26	2	16	106	3	55	53	.293	.368	.459	.827	215	3	3	4
27	Frank Bronk?	22	PCY	C		86	360	320	44	93	19	2	11	50	8	31	55	.291	.360	.466	.825	149	4	4	1
28	Raul Fundora?	23	MSK	C	NYG	132	590	498	87	145	28	13	13	83	11	80	67	.291	.389	.478	.867	238	3	4	5
29	Thomas Pritchard?	24	IOL	C		109	481	421	62	122	16	9	4	58	13	46	43	.290	.360	.399	.759	168	3	6	5
30	Kenneth Davis?	20	STJ	C	NYY	134	574	478	80	138	27	19	6	80	2	83	105	.289	.393	.462	.856	221	2	7	4
31	Cliff Pemberton?	34	PCY	C		53	250	212	41	61	8	4	2	23	2	26	9	.288	.373	.392	.765	83	4	6	2
32	Ralph Kennedy	30	IOL	C		70	234	216	30	62	16	3	5	26	2	15	10	.287	.335	.458	.793	99	1	1	1
33	Salvatore Aprea*	20	STJ	C	NYY	127	580	452	88	128	21	8	10	88	3	106	87	.283	.428	.431	.859	195	12	5	5
34	Eddie Carnett*	37	PCY	C		100	344	304	38	86	20	6	4	64	1	30	30	.283	.348	.428	.776	130	2	5	3
35	Walter Fishburn?	20	MSK	C	NYG	138	603	499	109	140	17	8	34	96	15	87	152	.281	.394	.551	.945	275	10	1	6
36	George Svatosky?	23	MSK	C	NYG	125	541	478	80	134	11	3	14	77	6	58	83	.280	.358	.404	.762	193	1	2	2
37	Paul Beck?	20	BLW	C	CHC	70	261	219	32	61	5	7	6	31	6	32	29	.279	.373	.448	.821	98	4	1	5
38	Joe Beran	25	HUT	C	PIT	137	580	437	99	122	22	7	23	89	16	133	116	.279	.446	.520	.966	227	2	4	4
39	George Genovese	32	HUT	C	PIT	81	364	273	61	76	18	1	0	36	7	81	17	.278	.450	.352	.802	96	6	2	2
40	Ned Johnson?	20	TPK	C	CHW	138	649	522	85	145	21	1	0	70	15	104	52	.278	.404	.322	.725	168	8	12	3
41	Donald Mooney?	22	BLW	C	CHC	53	239	188	50	52	5	6	2	41	16	44	22	.277	.411	.399	.810	75	1	3	3
42	Dean Manns	25	BLW	C	CHC	78	309	276	39	76	18	0	13	57	2	28	36	.275	.340	.482	.822	133	1	0	4
43	Richard Means*	18	TPK	C	CHW	135	620	517	123	142	26	7	18	90	25	80	120	.275	.379	.457	.835	236	9	10	4
44	Mel Gallup*	23	IOL	C		113	475	417	50	114	32	3	14	67	4	46	103	.273	.350	.465	.816	194	5	4	3
45	John Cimino?	24	IOL	C		136	571	529	72	144	24	2	8	76	1	30	95	.272	.321	.371	.692	196	9	1	2
46	Louis McCotter?	19	BLW	C	CHC	78	325	290	40	79	9	0	0	27	10	26	25	.272	.331	.303	.635	88	2	2	5
47	Lewis Gilbert*	20	STJ	C	NYY	102	414	339	60	92	19	8	7	60	3	66	96	.271	.390	.437	.826	148	1	6	2
48	Don Keeter	24	PCY	C		134	553	461	64	123	17	3	3	74	2	78	33	.267	.377	.336	.713	155	6	4	4
49	Thomas Ballinger	22	PCY	C		68	296	237	45	63	7	3	4	24	6	49	37	.266	.404	.371	.775	88	6	4	0
50	Harold Crotts?	23	JOP	C	STL	132	537	489	64	130	20	12	8	80	17	38	64	.266	.321	.405	.726	198	4	1	5
51	Lee DeWan?	23	TPK	C	CHW	104	426	331	74	88	11	7	4	42	25	82	49	.266	.416	.378	.794	125	4	8	1
52	Harry Williams	21	HUT	C	PIT	137	601	528	79	140	28	7	19	104	19	56	93	.265	.338	.453	.791	239	5	7	5
53	Pete Traina?	20	MSK	C	NYG	132	610	500	97	132	21	4	15	89	12	88	65	.264	.382	.412	.794	206	10	8	4
54	Bill Enders	20	STJ	C	NYY	134	634	527	103	138	28	3	4	45	14	85	89	.262	.375	.349	.724	184	11	10	1
55	Jerry Olesko?	20	TPK	C	CHW	117	532	446	82	116	15	5	4	56	18	60	53	.260	.348	.343	.691	153	2	20	4
56	Paul Demont?	26	IOL	C		38	179	163	26	42	8	1	1	14	4	14	21	.258	.315	.337	.652	55	0	1	1
57	John Zeleznock?	21	JOP	C	STL	73	326	284	54	73	15	5	7	45	8	35	49	.257	.338	.419	.757	119	0	6	1
58	Kenneth Hughes?	22	BLW	C	CHC	56	231	192	36	49	8	4	0	24	5	35	41	.255	.373	.339	.711	65	1	3	0
59	James Madalone?	23	MSK	C	NYG	128	561	436	102	111	6	6	7	69	16	115	78	.255	.409	.344	.753	150	2	4	4
60	Dan Chepkauskas?	23	MSK	C	NYG	133	570	464	100	117	19	2	11	66	46	95	97	.252	.385	.373	.757	173	6	3	2
61	Bill Sells?	23	MSK	C	NYG	123	507	447	63	112	13	3	8	67	4	49	66	.251	.327	.347	.674	155	3	5	3
62	Ralph Rosado	24	IOL	C		72	230	201	22	50	5	4	2	21	1	27	19	.249	.338	.343	.681	69	0	2	0
63	John Trombold*	22	TPK	C	CHW	69	308	253	52	63	11	7	6	28	8	43	70	.249	.362	.419	.781	106	2	10	0
64	John Meyers?	20	HUT	C	PIT	68	257	212	42	52	6	1	9	35	4	39	62	.245	.371	.410	.782	87	4	1	1
65	Tom Vangelas*	27	HUT	C	PIT	41	172	148	24	36	7	2	3	21	2	20	8	.243	.328	.378	.706	56	0	1	3
66	Bernard Kamenski*	21	JOP	C	STL	39	189	149	31	36	5	1	0	8	5	35	19	.242	.386	.289	.675	43	0	5	0
67	Donald Currie*	23	PCY	C		110	501	420	79	101	21	2	7	55	5	70	72	.241	.351	.350	.701	147	2	8	1
68	Ronald Kiser*	18	JOP	C	STL	84	331	307	38	74	13	7	4	36	4	18	61	.241	.287	.368	.655	113	3	0	3
69	Stan Stewart	21	IOL	C		128	567	491	72	116	23	2	6	31	9	62	66	.236	.329	.328	.657	161	7	5	2
70	Bill Cope?	30	STJ	C	NYY	75	538	214	37	50	10	4	1	35	8	311	30	.234	.685	.332	1.017	71	4	5	4
71	John Ramsey	17	HUT	C	PIT	44	175	154	15	36	13	0	3	24	2	17	24	.234	.306	.377	.683	58	0	2	2
72	George Smith	23	JOP	C	STL	123	577	472	93	109	20	3	1	41	17	95	49	.231	.362	.292	.655	138	4	3	3
73	Raymond Burtner?	22	STJ	C	NYY	65	236	204	34	47	10	5	4	34	4	26	42	.230	.323	.387	.711	79	3	1	2
74	Angelo Dal Porto?	20	JOP	C	STL	71	313	257	35	58	8	1	3	32	9	40	49	.226	.342	.300	.642	77	7	6	3
75	Dale Johnston	21	PCY	C		117	510	422	83	95	14	2	4	40	6	73	77	.225	.343	.296	.639	125	5	5	5
76	Moses Calzada?	21	IOL	C		68	226	193	20	43	6	1	1	23	2	27	26	.223	.327	.280	.607	54	3	3	0
77	John Young?	--	STJ	C	NYY	47	206	149	35	32	2	1	0	15	8	48	17	.215	.409	.242	.651	36	1	8	0
78	Glenn Gongorek	20	HUT	C	PIT	68	289	250	39	53	10	6	5	40	16	31	70	.212	.307	.360	.667	90	4	2	2
79	Jack McKeon	23	HUT	C	PIT	46	173	140	18	29	5	0	1	13	1	27	31	.207	.343	.264	.607	37	3	1	2
80	Rupert Sullivan	26	IOL	C		77	248	234	21	46	9	0	4	20	1	12	65	.197	.242	.286	.528	67	2	0	0
81	John Oliver	20	JOP	C	STL	45	156	139	9	27	4	2	1	18	0	14	22	.194	.282	.273	.556	38	3	0	0
82	Charles Way?	20	PCY	C		87	258	193	39	37	2	2	2	25	1	51	44	.192	.363	.254	.616	49	3	7	4
83	James Robinson?	20	PCY	C		38	168	146	14	27	5	0	3	18	1	16	38	.185	.277	.281	.558	41	3	2	1
84	George Scott	23	JOP	C	STL	62	153	149	19	27	2	2	6	16	2	4	52	.181	.203	.342	.545	51	0	0	0
85	William Grilliot?	22	IOL	C		60	257	219	23	39	7	0	0	16	0	31	43	.178	.289	.210	.499	46	3	4	0
86	Cedric Woods?	--	MSK	C	NYG	71	260	212	23	34	2	0	1	16	2	39	89	.160	.302	.184	.486	39	4	5	0